I have updated the Winehog vintage charts, and they now include the rather variable 2018 wines. In connection with the update, I have done some minor - yet important - adjustments to the ratings of the previous years. Red Burgundies I have adjusted the 2016 vintage for the reds down a …
New visits, and producers in the pipeline
The Covid-19 situation will make it difficult to visit Burgundy in the weeks or even months to come. I do have, however, a new stack of visits and tasting notes on which to report following my March trip to Burgundy. Here is the itinerary of my exciting March visits. Let's go to …
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Flavour of the Year 2019 – Maison Marthe Henry Boillot
I find it very gratifying to promote new, talented people and estates; it's one of the primary functions of the Winehog. To explain this initiative a bit further, while I find the work of young vignerons like Charles Lachaux truly admirable, these top producers already have the full attention of …
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COVID-19: Stay well and safe
European societies are buckling under the weight of the coronavirus, and structures, services and social life have ground to a halt because of this until-recently-unknown disease. This shows how fragile the world is - mine, yours and that of the people who bring us so much pleasure: vignerons, …
Aligote – Pernand-Vergelesses and behind the hill
One of the most impressive white Burgundies I have tasted comes from a very old yet relatively unknown terroir on the backside of the mighty Corton hill. It is of course the splendid Aligote from Nicolas Faure, which comes from ungrafted 100-year-old vines. I tasted the 2014 Aligote the …
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